John Cheever (1912-1982) was an American writer known for his keen, often critical, view of the American middle class. Known primarily for his short stories, his attention to detail and careful writing found the extraordinary in the ordinary. I have been...

Few American writers have been so clear in mapping their recurrent subject matter and themes as John Cheever. From his first published story, "Expelled," he has been concerned with the Fall from a condition of Edenic childlike innocence into the painful...

To outward appearances John Cheever was very much a child of the American twentieth century. Born just before World War I, he lived through the halcyon Jazz Age, suffered through the Depression, and served as a noncombatant in the army during World War I...

Mark and Christina Bunce, the husband and wife team who have been considering a possible bid for Country Casuals, resigned from the board of the troubled womenswear retailer yesterday. However, they said they were still interested in making an offer. The latest twist...

Husband-wife duos dominate at Country Music Awards show By JEFF WILSON Associated Press Friday, May 5, 2000 Universal City, Calif. -- With Shania Twain and Garth Brooks no- shows at the Academy of Country Music Awards, attention turned to two...